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Boy Quotes

From playground dreams to fatherly reflection.

This collection gathers quotes touching on boyhood in its many forms, from primary-school friendships and boy scout days to a boy's private ambition to become something larger than himself. See also our Boyhood quotes for more on early years.

I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up every day sort of gender neutral. I cop a fair bit of flack for going from 'such a babe to such a boy.'

Quotes by Ruby Rose

I didn't have any real art training, but when I was about twelve nad thirteen, another boy and I went to a sign painter's house every Friday night and took lessons.

Quotes by Rube Goldberg

I've got to give a lot of credit to my cinematographer, Chung-hoon Chung, who is a master and among other things shot 'Old Boy,' which is a very famous single-take fight scene. He's really a true master.

Quotes by Ruben Fleischer

Porto is my team since I was a young boy. I was in the stands for all the matches. I was too young to go to the Champions League final in 2004, but I celebrated afterwards. I watch all their...

Quotes by Ruben Neves

The whole thing about F1 that the bad boy is the winner is wrong.

Quotes by Rubens Barrichello

You have to have a lot of little boy in you to play baseball for a living.

Quotes by Roy Campanella

A lot of people are really excited to see the continuation of Cory and Topanga and 'Boy Meets World'. I was getting a lot of positive feedback, which I was really happy about.

Quotes by Rowan Blanchard

I think people are excited because, even watching 'Boy Meets World,' you can tell that those characters are going to do something when they get older. I think people are excited to see characters they grew up with continue.

Quotes by Rowan Blanchard

Oh yeah, I'm an Essex boy and proud of it.

Quotes by Ross Kemp

About guns, about hunting, it's safe to say I know nothing. The last gun I fired was a musket at Boy Scout camp.

Quotes by Rosecrans Baldwin

See, at a certain point it becomes cool to be boy crazy. That happens in sixth grade, and it gives you so much social status, particularly in an all-girls school, if you can go up and talk to boys.

Quotes by Rosalind Wiseman

Now I literally roll out of bed and put on whatever is there. I have really enjoyed being a boy this last year.

Quotes by Rooney Mara

As a working-class boy, golf was never really on my radar, and when I was growing up, Irish football was my sporting passion.

Quotes by Ronan Keating

Being in a boy band, everyone has an opinion of all of us and what we do. There was a time I fought with that.

Quotes by Ronan Keating

It has been rumoured that I was the brains of the robbery, but that was totally incorrect. I've been described as the tea boy, which is also incorrect.

Quotes by Ronald Biggs

I started out as a box boy. You know, I didn't go to college, and I did well in supermarkets.

Quotes by Ronald Burkle

I'm a city boy.

Quotes by Ron Perlman

Once or twice in the height of 'Happy Days' excitement, which had more to do with Henry Winkler as The Fonz than ever had to do with me, we were kind of like a boy band for a year or...

Quotes by Ron Howard

I don't live in books, but, boy, have books amplified my life.

Quotes by Ron Carlson

I was always a striker ever since I was a little boy. I always wanted to put the ball in the net and have the feeling of scoring a goal.

Quotes by Romelu Lukaku

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these boy quotes talk about?
They cover several angles of boyhood — school friendships, big childhood dreams, and even fatherhood. One speaker fondly recalls, "Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts," showing how early friendships shape us. For more nostalgic reflections like this, our Boyhood collection dives deeper.
Is there a quote about a boy's big dream?
Yes — one speaker looks back with humor at an ambitious childhood goal: "When I was a boy, I wanted to be a Ninja. Now I am a man, now I am a Ninja." It's a lighthearted look at how the goals we set as boys can stick with us into adulthood.
Do any of these quotes talk about how boys behave in groups?
One does, describing how easily a room full of boys can be swayed: "if you're at school with a load of 10-year-old boys and you tell them to jump, everyone will start to jump." It's an observation about how quickly the young follow a leader.
Is there a quote about being a father to a son?
There is. One speaker explains a major life decision by pointing back to family: "The fact was that my son Bill was in school." It shows how a boy's everyday life can shape the choices the adults around him make. For more on that dynamic, see our Boys And Girls quotes.
Where can I find more quotes in this same spirit?
If you liked this page, our Boyish collection captures that same youthful, playful energy, and our Boyfriend quotes explore how boys grow into that role in relationships.

Some entries look at boyhood from the outside, like a coach reading a group of ten-year-olds, or a father weighing decisions around his son's schooling. Explore Boyfriend and Boys And Girls quotes for related angles.